Germany seems to be the common consensus. The strength in depth in their squad is ridiculous. They’re current world champions and have the luxury of coming home to their home continent having won the tournament an ocean away from home. A rare feat.

But it’d be boring if the favourites won it.

Could Ronaldo or Messi drag their sides to the biggest crown and cement themselves as the greatest of all time? Could France find a way to replicate their victory of twenty years ago? Can you ever write off Brazil?

It's always hard to look beyond Germany. The longer the tournament goes on, the better they get and unless their quarter final opponent plays out of their skin and gets a lucky result, they'll probably win.

Argentina, Brazil, Belgium, France and Spain all look good on paper but, as we all know, football's played on grass.